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GKNY 74 - Samaras v Momochi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benno Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benno Wagner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Wagner moves out of range easily.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wagner backs up against the cage.
It looks like Benno Wagner has been cut.
Wagner throws a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wagner throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Wagner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wilson sprawls and moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wilson enables Wagner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wilson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wilson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Wagner is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Wagner drops back down to his feet.
Wilson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Wagner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benno Wagner . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wagner has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Wagner has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wagner shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilson tries to land a body kick
and Wagner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wilson won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wagner decides to stand back up. Wagner steps back and let's Wilson get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Wagner .
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wagner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wagner off to one side.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Wagner . Wagner gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a push kick.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wagner closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Wagner pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries for a takedown but Wilson circles away easily
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Wilson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilson lands a head shot.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. Wagner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wagner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wagner 's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner looks to clinch
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.
Wilson fakes the leg kick and cracks Wagner in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooh!!! Wilson has knocked Wagner down with a huge combo! Wilson steps away and waves a wobbly Wagner back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wagner is rocked!
Wilson cracks the inside of Wagner 's front leg.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wagner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Wagner with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson punishes Wagner 's body with a nice straight punch.
Wagner fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benno Wagner 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wagner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wagner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wilson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wagner ! Wilson lets Wagner back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Wagner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Wagner out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Slade Wilson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Draupnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Vladyslav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Baldur Draupnir has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Baldur Draupnir seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baldur Draupnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxim Vladyslav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draupnir takes the fight into the clinch.
Draupnir controlling the action here for a moment.
Draupnir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draupnir lands with a nice body kick.
Draupnir throws the kick towards the body but Volkov avoids it.
Draupnir scoring well with a low kick there.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Draupnir.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping body kick lands there for Draupnir.
Volkov throws a right hand that Draupnir ducks under and follows up with a left that Draupnir also avoids with ease.
Draupnir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Volkov's head.
It looks like Maxim Vladyslav Volkov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Draupnir leaning his opponent against the cage.
Draupnir leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draupnir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draupnir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Volkov.
Draupnir moves into range and clinches up with Volkov.
Volkov is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draupnir.
I was talking to Draupnir's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Draupnir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Volkov up against the cage.
Draupnir just leaning against Volkov, taking a breather.
Draupnir slows down the pace here.
Draupnir seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Draupnir misses with a body punch.
Volkov tries to break the clinch but Draupnir is controlling the position.
Draupnir is struggling to control the position.
Draupnir has Volkov pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Draupnir for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Baldur Draupnir.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draupnir.
Draupnir drives through and clinches with Volkov against the cage.
Draupnir breaks the clinch.
Volkov has closed the distance and engaged Draupnir in a clinch.
Come on Draupnir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Draupnir prevents a body shot from Volkov.
Draupnir breaks the clinch.
Draupnir lands with a slapping head kick.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volkov swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draupnir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draupnir scores with a hook to the body. Volkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Volkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Volkov does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Volkov. Those never looked like landing.
Draupnir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Draupnir. Volkov shrugs it off though.
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draupnir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draupnir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draupnir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Volkov moves in looking to clinch but Draupnir pushes him off.
Draupnir wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Draupnir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Volkov throws a combination. Draupnir tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Baldur Draupnir has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draupnir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draupnir throws a head kick that Volkov semi-blocks.
Draupnir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draupnir has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkov.
Draupnir slows down the pace here.
Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Draupnir blocking some punches.
Draupnir blocks a body shot from Volkov.
Volkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Draupnir.
Volkov throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Draupnir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Volkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Draupnir leaning his opponent against the cage.
Volkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Draupnir dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Volkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baldur Draupnir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draupnir can pounce on him.
Draupnir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkov's sensitive parts.
Draupnir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volkov checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draupnir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Volkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Volkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draupnir misses with a low kick.
Draupnir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Draupnir throws a head kick but Volkov moves out of range.
Draupnir moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Volkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draupnir.
Draupnir lands a head kick!
Volkov is rocked!
Draupnir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Volkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Draupnir finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov takes a shot to the head.
Draupnir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Draupnir throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Volkov is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Baldur Draupnir!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Cartona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Cartona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peyton Manning!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartona blocks a jab.
Manning misses with a body shot.
Manning throws a body punch but Cartona moves out of range.
Manning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartona moves away.
A low kick from Cartona misses
and Manning counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manning darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartona manages to avoid it.
Cartona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartona moves away.
Manning scores with a jab to the head.
Manning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning throws a body shot but no joy.
Manning lands a jab to the nose.
Manning closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cartona circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Cartona on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manning misses with a wild body shot.
Manning scores with the left hand. Cartona knows he should have avoided that one.
Manning throws out a loose jab but Cartona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manning throws a poor cross that misses
and Cartona counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manning manages to pull guard.
Manning has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Manning has his feet on Cartona's thighs here. He's pushed Cartona off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cartona screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peyton Manning!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borg Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keikan Kira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloud comes to the cage accompanied by Work. Kira has chosen Muga - Prayer to Villian as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borg Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keikan Kira!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kira works over Cloud's head and body with a nice combination.
Kira throws a series of punches but Cloud avoids them all with ease.
As Kira looks to move away, Cloud throws a big counter combo but Kira just gets out of the way.
Kira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cloud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kira scores with a shot to the body.
Kira lands a nice hook to Cloud's body. Cloud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kira keeps the fight on the outside.
Kira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cloud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cloud slips under a jab from Kira.
Cloud seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cloud appears to be looking for a big counter.
A right-left combo lands from Kira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kira with a nice cross.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kira.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kira.
Cloud is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kira has control of an arm but Cloud manages to advance to Kira's back!
Cloud is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kira knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kira for a finish.
Kira wants to escape the position.
Cloud is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kira knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kira for a finish.
Cloud working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kira turns into Cloud and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud wants to sweep here but Kira controlling him for the moment.
Kira tries to free his leg and advance position but Cloud is retaining full guard.
Cloud has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kira pushes down on Cloud's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kira wants to pass the guard but Cloud is defending well.
Cloud slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kira defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cloud is trying to keep Kira in close.
Kira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cloud is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kira slips nicely into half guard.
Cloud looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cloud trying to control here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cloud has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kira seems to be working for a kimura but Cloud defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keikan Kira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cloud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kira throws out the jab.
Kira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cloud eats them both and turns towards Kira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cloud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kira.
It looked like Cloud was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kira.
Kira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cloud tries to bum rush Kira with a series of wild strikes but Kira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cloud shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kira eats them both and turns towards Cloud to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kira misses with a looping right.
Kira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keikan Kira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kira circles away quickly and effectively.
Kira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cloud misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kira misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloud throws a right and a left that Kira avoids nicely.
Kira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kira lands a nice looking body shot.
Kira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cloud appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kira misses with the combination.
Cloud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kira circles away quickly and effectively.
Borg Cloud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cloud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Cloud was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cloud dodges the punch combination from Kira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kira misses with a double jab
and Cloud makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kira misses with an uppercut.
Cloud slips a jab and a cross from Kira.
Kira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kira lands with a nice body punch.
Kira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cloud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kira throws out the jab.
Kira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kira throws a series of punches but Cloud avoids them all with ease.
Kira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cloud ducks under a wild hook from Kira.
Cloud appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kira misses with a takedown
and Kira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keikan Kira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cloud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kira throws a big shot that misses.
Kira looks to land a combination. Cloud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kira throws out a loose jab but Cloud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kira misses with an uppercut. Cloud saw that one coming.
Kira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cloud.
It looked like Cloud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Kira. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Kira misses
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
Kira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cloud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cloud throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cloud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kira tries to bum rush Cloud with a series of wild strikes but Cloud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cloud defending well as Kira loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Cloud misses its target.
Kira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Kira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kira works Cloud's body with a nice hook.
Cloud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kira is able to avoid easily.
Kira swinging wildly here.
Cloud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kira scores with a hook to the body. Cloud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kira throws a series of punches but Cloud moves out of range.
It looked like Cloud was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keikan Kira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cloud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kira walks into a jab.
Cloud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kira misses the target.
Cloud tried to counter with a leg kick but Kira avoided it.
No joy there for Cloud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Kira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kira misses with a few strikes there.
Kira missing with a left hand there. Cloud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kira misses with a double jab.
Cloud went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cloud counters with a stiff right hand.
Cloud stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cloud wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloud.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kira! But no joy.
Kira throws a lazy right hand but Cloud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kira throws a series of punches but Cloud moves out of range.
Kira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud works Kira's body with a nice hook.
Cloud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kira circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Kira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cloud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cloud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cloud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kira.
Cloud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kira.
Cloud throws a big counter combination but Kira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kira fails to land with a series of punches.
Kira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cloud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kira throws a right hand that misses
and Cloud makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borg Cloud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud darts in and clinches Kira up against the cage.
A short right from Kira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kira misses with a punch on the inside.
Cloud misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud takes a shot to the head.
Cloud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cloud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kira's elbow.
Nice body punch from Kira.
A short uppercut from Cloud.
Cloud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cloud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cloud is trying to maintain a safe position but Kira gets an underhook and turns Cloud into the cage.
Kira breaks the clinch.
Cloud throws a right hand that Kira ducks under and follows up with a left that Kira also avoids with ease.
Kira misses with a few strikes there.
Kira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cloud was well out of range. Poor timing from Kira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kira darts in looking for a takedown but Cloud gets double underhooks and turns Kira into the cage.
A punch combination from Cloud misses.
Cloud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kira misses with a jab to the body
and Cloud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cloud throws a right and a left that Kira avoids nicely.
Cloud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kira.
Kira throws a hook but Cloud blocks it.
Kira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kira misses with a double jab.
Kira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Kira does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloud misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kira.
Cloud slips a jab and a cross from Kira.
Kira slips a jab and a cross from Cloud.
Kira throws a series of strikes that have Cloud backpedaling.
Kira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cloud manages to avoid it.
Cloud went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cloud throws a big counter combination but Kira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kira slips under a jab.
Cloud works over Kira's head and body with a nice combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cloud.
Keikan Kira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kira misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keikan Kira.
Well Kira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keikan Kira!
Keikan Kira decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonesaw McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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237 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Bon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bonesaw McGraw!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraw throws a body kick that misses
and Bon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGraw thinking.
McGraw tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Bon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGraw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGraw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Bon misses its target.
McGraw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGraw lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McGraw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bon moves away.
Bon ducks right into an uppercut from McGraw.
Bon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bon blocks a head kick by McGraw.
Bon throws a head kick that misses.
McGraw closes the distance but Bon moves to the side
and Bon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Bonesaw McGraw has been cut.
Bon avoids the body shot from McGraw.
McGraw scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon cracks McGraw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGraw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGraw feints and then cracks Bon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bon down.
McGraw throws a leg kick but Bon checks it.
Bon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bon pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGraw is out of range and Bon settles back down.
Bon looks to throw the jab but McGraw is out of range.
McGraw tries to move into range but Bon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGraw.
Bon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bon.
Bon throws a right and a left that McGraw avoids nicely.
McGraw swings for the body but Bon moves out of range.
McGraw lands a jab to Bon's midsection.
A swing and a miss from McGraw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Bon. Beautiful body shot.
Bon looks to score with a jab to the body but McGraw is just out of range.
McGraw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGraw misses with a low kick.
Bon misses with a body shot.
Remy Bon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGraw blocks a head kick by Bon.
McGraw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGraw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bon. Bon obviously looking to wear him down.
McGraw lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonesaw McGraw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGraw throws a leg kick but Bon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGraw.
McGraw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Bon does it's job there.
Bon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGraw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bon throws a quick counter head kick but McGraw was just out of range.
Bon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bon throws a lazy uppercut
and McGraw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bon scores with a three punch combo!
McGraw connects with a looping right hand.
Bon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from McGraw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bon ducks right into an uppercut from McGraw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bon throws a leg kick but McGraw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bon misses with a leg kick
and McGraw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bon lands a leg kick that knocks McGraw off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraw bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bon's head.
McGraw blocks a leg kick.
McGraw lands with a nice body kick.
Bon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGraw moves out of range of the leg kick from Bon.
A swing and a miss from McGraw.
Bon blocks a low kick nicely.
Bon is looking to counter with head kicks.
A low kick from Bon misses
and Bon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McGraw eats them both and turns towards Bon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McGraw lands with a shot to the body.
McGraw is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bon misses with a looping right.
McGraw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGraw misses with the body kick
and Bon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bon misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bonesaw McGraw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bonesaw McGraw's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGraw lands the left hand.
Remy Bon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McGraw throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGraw avoids the head kick by Bon.
McGraw moves away from the strike by Bon.
McGraw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGraw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bon misses with a combination
and McGraw counters with an inside leg kick.
McGraw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bon throwing a counter right hand but McGraw manages to avoid it.
Bon misses with a body kick.
McGraw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for McGraw.
McGraw blocks a head kick by Bon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bon was well out of range. Poor timing from McGraw.
McGraw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGraw connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as McGraw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bon doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick by Bon misses
and McGraw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGraw, right into the meat.
McGraw throws a looping overhand right but Bon ducks down to avoid it.
Bon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bon falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGraw counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bon checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGraw throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGraw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bon wants to land a leg kick but McGraw is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon misses with a few strikes there.
Bon swings for the body but McGraw moves out of range.
Bon moves out of range as McGraw throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bon throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by McGraw.
Bon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGraw throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick by McGraw misses
and Bon counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGraw's knee momentarily.
Bon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGraw moves away.
McGraw throws a low kick, looking for Bon's leg but Bon calmly moves out of range.
McGraw throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from McGraw misses.
McGraw lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGraw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGraw throws a leg kick which misses Bon's front leg but catches the back leg as Bon tries to avoid it.
McGraw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bon throws a body shot but no joy.
McGraw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGraw doesn't manage to clinch there - Bon circles away.
Bon connects with an inside leg kick.
Bon throws a head kick that misses
and McGraw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGraw throws a looping overhand right but Bon ducks down to avoid it.
McGraw lands a nice looking body kick.
McGraw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraw scoring well with a low kick there.
McGraw lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGraw.
Bon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGraw lands with a cross.
Bon throws a head kick but McGraw moves out of range.
Bonesaw McGraw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGraw lands a nice looking body kick.
McGraw throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Bon stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. McGraw follows into mount!
It looks like Remy Bon has been cut.
Bon taking shots to the head.
Bon is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGraw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Bon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for McGraw! Bon is hurt baaadly! McGraw is firing away with more strikes - Bon is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bonesaw McGraw!
In his post fight interview, Bonesaw McGraw started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Dahlberg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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24
213 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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23
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Dahlberg.
Gonzalez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Jesse Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Dahlberg's head but Dahlberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dahlberg tries to move into range but Gonzalez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Dahlberg counters with a leg kick.
Dahlberg misses with a low kick.
Dahlberg walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Dahlberg's head but Dahlberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez wants to slow Dahlberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Dahlberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dahlberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Dahlberg's shoulder, as Dahlberg tries to avoid the shot.
Dahlberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gonzalez is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Dahlberg avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Dahlberg moved away.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely.
Dahlberg misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Dahlberg misses with a kick to the body.
Dahlberg clinches with his opponent.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Dahlberg has control.
Dahlberg has Gonzalez pushed against the cage.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Dahlberg controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dahlberg.
Dahlberg stalling against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Dahlberg is controlling him.
Dahlberg misses with some punches.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Dahlberg won't allow it.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dahlberg throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Dahlberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dahlberg.
Gonzalez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Dahlberg has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dahlberg.
Dahlberg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dahlberg presses Gonzalez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dahlberg blocking some punches.
Dahlberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez tries to work over Dahlberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dahlberg working aggressively here.
Dahlberg misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dahlberg backwards.
Dahlberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dahlberg lands a body shot.
Dahlberg digs a right hand into Gonzalez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzalez's gas tank.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Dahlberg's ribcage but misses.
Dahlberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Dahlberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dahlberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dahlberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Dahlberg misses.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Dahlberg's midsection.
Dahlberg takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Dahlberg throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dahlberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dahlberg ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Dahlberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dahlberg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Dahlberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dahlberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez letting Dahlberg take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Dahlberg keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Dahlberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Gonzalez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gonzalez cracks Dahlberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dahlberg avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dahlberg.
Gonzalez is looking to counter punch.
Dahlberg slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Jesse Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dahlberg throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dahlberg looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Dahlberg avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Dahlberg pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Dahlberg just leaning against Gonzalez, taking a breather.
Dahlberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Dahlberg.
Johan Dahlberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Dahlberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gonzalez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dahlberg staying out of range there.
Dahlberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzalez's sensitive parts.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Dahlberg throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Dahlberg misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dahlberg at a distance.
Dahlberg throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
A nice side step and Dahlberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Dahlberg moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a front kick aimed at Dahlberg's knee but Dahlberg avoids it well.
Dahlberg cracks Gonzalez with an open hand slap.
Dahlberg misses with a body shot.
Dahlberg misses with a looping left.
Dahlberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Dahlberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez scores with a nice strike.
Gonzalez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dahlberg tried to score with a low kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Dahlberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Dahlberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dahlberg! But no joy.
Jesse Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez motions for Dahlberg to come forward. Gonzalez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Dahlberg avoids it well.
Dahlberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dahlberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzalez's sensitive parts.
Dahlberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dahlberg throws the kick towards the body but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dahlberg throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dahlberg does it's job there.
Dahlberg throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dahlberg tries a quick counter leg kick but Gonzalez is wise to it.
Dahlberg looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dahlberg.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Dahlberg ducks down to avoid it.
Dahlberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dahlberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Dahlberg.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Dahlberg moves away and avoids it.
Dahlberg lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Dahlberg misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Dahlberg right on the button with a cross.
Dahlberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dahlberg swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahlberg lands with a nice body punch.
Dahlberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dahlberg tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dahlberg connects with the punch.
Dahlberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dahlberg throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Dahlberg ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Dahlberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dahlberg throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Johan Dahlberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dahlberg.
Dahlberg throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesse Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Gonzalez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Dahlberg misses.
Gonzalez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dahlberg counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That kick from Dahlberg tenderised Gonzalez's leg. Gonzalez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dahlberg lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dahlberg checks a leg kick.
Dahlberg throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dahlberg misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Dahlberg avoids them all with ease.
Dahlberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dahlberg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez is looking to score with low kicks.
Dahlberg misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dahlberg lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Dahlberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dahlberg misses the target.
A big right from Dahlberg misses.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dahlberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dahlberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dahlberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Dahlberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dahlberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Dahlberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahlberg scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
A nice left hand lands by Dahlberg.
Dahlberg effectively controlling the action here.
Dahlberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Dahlberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dahlberg lands with a right to the head.
Dahlberg lands an uppercut.
Dahlberg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to work over Dahlberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dahlberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is trying to push Dahlberg away but Dahlberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dahlberg.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Dahlberg stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dahlberg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Dahlberg.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dahlberg misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonzalez blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Dahlberg's belly button to the back.
Dahlberg throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dahlberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dahlberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dahlberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahlberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dahlberg scores with a hook to the body. Gonzalez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dahlberg throws out a leg kick but Gonzalez moves out of range and Dahlberg only half commits.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dahlberg is out of range.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dahlberg.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Dahlberg is out of range.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Dahlberg.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dahlberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Dahlberg misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Dahlberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dahlberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Dahlberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gasan Umalatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Xll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umalatov comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo. Xll has chosen Karl Sanders - Rapture of the Empty Spaces as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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196 lbs
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203 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gasan Umalatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Xll!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umalatov fails with the takedown.
Xll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xll throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Umalatov or perhaps it was just good defense by Xll, which made it look bad.
Umalatov moves out of range as Xll throws a body kick.
Xll has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Xll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umalatov moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umalatov shoots in for a takedown but Xll shows good takedown defense.
Xll let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gasan Umalatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Umalatov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xll sprawls well. Xll wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Umalatov gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Xll's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Xll.
Umalatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Xll lands a head kick. Umalatov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Xll lands a nice looking body shot.
Xll goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Umalatov tries to counter by clinching up but Xll breaks away and moves out of range.
Umalatov wants to clinch up but Xll keeps it at a distance.
Xll lands with a nice combination. Umalatov backs away looking to recover.
Xll leaves Umalatov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umalatov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Xll lands a really nice looking cross but Umalatov seems unphased.
Umalatov misses with a takedown attempt
and Xll counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xll works Umalatov's body with a nice hook.
Umalatov has his takedown stuffed
and Umalatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xll takes a swing at Umalatov's ribcage but misses.
Umalatov tries to counter by clinching up but Xll breaks away and moves out of range.
Umalatov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xll sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Umalatov somewhat.
A nice side step and Xll releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umalatov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xll lands a slapping body shot.
Xll misses with a low kick.
Xll throws a body kick that misses.
Xll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Umalatov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xll.
Xll is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Umalatov rather than just go for the knockout.
Xll misses with a two punch combination.
Umalatov goes for a double leg but Xll avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Xll continues to drive forward.
Umalatov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromXll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xll takes a swing at Umalatov's ribcage but misses.
Umalatov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Xll breaks from the clinch.
Umalatov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Umalatov goes for a double leg but Xll avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Xll continues to drive forward.
Xll misses with a jab, cross combination.
Umalatov slips a jab and a cross from Xll.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umalatov throws out a powerful jab.
Umalatov shoots in but no luck this time.
Xll shapes to counter with a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Umalatov.
Xll is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Xll dominated that round.
That's time! Umalatov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Xll is looking to land body kicks.
Umalatov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xll.
Xll sizes up Umalatov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Xll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xll tries to land a body kick
and Umalatov counters by moving into the clinch.
Xll has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xll breaks the clinch.
Xll scores with a decent looking hook.
Xll lands with a nice combination. Umalatov backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umalatov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xll as he jumps to the side.
Xll swats away the attempt to clinch by Umalatov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xll tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Xll tenderised Umalatov's leg. Umalatov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xll has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Umalatov dives in for a single leg takedown but Xll sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Xll releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xll misses with a low kick.
Umalatov is looking to counter the offense by Xll and move into the clinch.
Umalatov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Umalatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gasan Umalatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Umalatov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Xll with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xll misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xll stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xll wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Xll, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xll lands with a right hand.
Xll digs a good body shot into Umalatov's ribs.
Umalatov fails with a takedown attempt.
Xll throws a head kick but Umalatov moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umalatov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xll.
As Xll tries to get set, Umalatov tries to push him back and clinch up but Xll manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xll throws a low kick but Umalatov moves out of range easily.
Ramses Xll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Xll misses.
Xll tries to land a leg kick but Umalatov saw it coming and moves away.
Ramses Xll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Umalatov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Umalatov tries for a takedown but Xll circles away easily
and Xll counters with a right hand to the body.
Umalatov scores with a decent looking hook.
Umalatov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xll.
Umalatov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xll.
Xll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Xll tries to get set, Umalatov tries to push him back and clinch up but Xll manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Xll lands but Umalatov takes it in his stride.
Xll tries a head kick but it misses.
As Xll tries to get set, Umalatov tries to push him back and clinch up but Xll manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Xll as Umalatov shoots in.
Xll tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Umalatov is able to avoid easily.
Umalatov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Umalatov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xll tries to avoid it but Umalatov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xll to the ground. Xll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Xll throws a body punch but Umalatov moves out of range.
Xll throws a series of punches but Umalatov moves out of range.
Umalatov has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umalatov needs to keep his hands up - Xll had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Xll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Umalatov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Umalatov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Xll defends it nicely.
Umalatov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xll as he jumps to the side.
Xll throws a sloppy head kick and Umalatov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Umalatov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gasan Umalatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Umalatov looks for a takedown but Xll sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umalatov blocks a jab.
Umalatov is looking to counter the offense by Xll and move into the clinch.
Xll swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Umalatov.
Ramses Xll seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xll misses with a straight left.
As Xll tries to get set, Umalatov tries to push him back and clinch up but Xll manages to avoid the attempt.
Umalatov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xll counters with a big head kick but Umalatov shrugs it off.
Umalatov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Xll lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xll feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Umalatov's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Umalatov shoots in for a takedown but Xll shows good takedown defense.
Xll only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Umalatov fails with a takedown attempt.
Xll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Umalatov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xll.
Xll throws a body shot but no joy.
Umalatov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Umalatov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xll.
That kick from Xll tenderised Umalatov's leg. Umalatov is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umalatov takes one on the button.
Xll tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Umalatov is able to avoid easily.
Xll misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Xll.
Umalatov dives in for a single leg takedown but Xll sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Xll displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Xll fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Umalatov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xll throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Umalatov on the side of the head.
Ramses Xll is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xll scores with a punch to the head.
Xll gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Umalatov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umalatov forces his way into half guard.
Umalatov wants to stand up but Xll is controlling the position.
Umalatov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Xll trying to control from the bottom.
Xll kicks off Umalatov and gets to his feet.
Gasan Umalatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umalatov throws a shot from downtown. Xll moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramses Xll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Xll winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramses Xll!
A relieved looking Ramses Xll thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Meen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Khaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaliev has chosen T-Wayne - Nasty Freestyle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Meen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Khaliev!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaliev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khaliev avoids the body shot from Meen.
Khaliev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khaliev tries to counter with a clinch but Meen shakes him off and moves away.
Meen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khaliev dives in and scores a takedown into Meen's guard.
Meen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Meen throws a sloppy head kick and Khaliev moves out of range easily.
Khaliev scores with the left hand. Meen knows he should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khaliev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khaliev tries to close the distance and clinch but Meen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meen tries a head kick but it misses.
Khaliev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Erik Meen has been cut.
Meen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Khaliev misses.
Decent striking displayed by Meen there.
Khaliev rushes Meen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliev tries to pull guard but Meen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Khaliev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meen smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Meen.
Khaliev with the counter takedown but Meen avoids it easily.
Meen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Khaliev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khaliev moves in looking to clinch but Meen pushes him off.
Khaliev doesn't manage to clinch there - Meen circles away.
Meen swats away the attempt to clinch by Khaliev.
Khaliev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khaliev lands with a right hand.
Meen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meen slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meen.
Meen pushes Khaliev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khaliev.
Khaliev takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meen misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Khaliev.
Khaliev successfully pulls guard.
Khaliev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Meen passes into side control.
Meen decides to stand back up.
Meen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khaliev fails to land with a series of punches.
Meen connects with a single shot there.
Khaliev throws a right hand that Meen ducks under and follows up with a left that Meen also avoids with ease.
Khaliev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Meen misses.
Meen lands a nice looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khaliev.
Erik Meen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Khaliev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaliev fails with the takedown.
Meen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Meen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khaliev throws out the jab.
Khaliev throws a leg kick
and Meen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khaliev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meen lands with an overhand left.
Meen doesn't manage to clinch there - Khaliev circles away.
Meen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Meen lands with a hook. Khaliev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khaliev looks to land a combination but Meen avoids it well.
Khaliev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No luck for Khaliev with that takedown attempt.
Meen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khaliev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Khaliev misses.
Khaliev misses the jab.
Khaliev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Meen.
Erik Meen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meen thuds a left hand into Khaliev's body.
Meen scores with a nice head shot.
Meen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khaliev circles away quickly and effectively.
Khaliev lands a slapping body shot.
Khaliev blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Khaliev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meen throws a hook to the side of Khaliev's head but Khaliev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meen blocks a low kick nicely.
Khaliev misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khaliev wants to clinch
letting Meen counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meen. Khaliev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khaliev tries to move into range but Meen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Meen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Meen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meen has Khaliev up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meen.
A short right from Meen on the inside.
Khaliev jumps guard but Meen stands there with Khaliev around his waist. Khaliev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khaliev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meen to keep the fight standing.
Meen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khaliev lands a shoulder strike.
Khaliev jumps guard but Meen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Erik Meen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Khaliev.
Khaliev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khaliev.
Khaliev pulls guard effortlessly.
Khaliev looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Meen has picked Khaliev up and slammed him! Khaliev can't keep hold of the triangle and Meen manages to pass to side control!
Khaliev is looking to regain half guard here but Meen keeps moving and retains side control.
Khaliev keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliev is still trying to improve position.
You can see the frustration on Khaliev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meen taking a breather here.
Khaliev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Meen wants to take a breather but Khaliev manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Meen.
Khaliev looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Meen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khaliev isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Meen stacks Khaliev on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Meen!
Meen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Khaliev tries to improve position but can't.
Meen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A lazy left from Meen finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khaliev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khaliev blocks a head kick by Meen.
Khaliev misses with a hook.
Khaliev throws a leg kick but Meen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Erik Meen is winning the standup battle so far.
Meen scores with a jab. Khaliev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khaliev, pushing him back against the cage.
Meen misses with the head strike.
Khaliev manages to pull guard.
Meen stopping the sweep attempt from Khaliev.
Meen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khaliev, up you get!
Khaliev drops his hands momentarily and Meen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khaliev jabs Meen right on the nose. Meen blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meen connects with a looping right hand.
Meen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meen connects with a nice looking jab.
Khaliev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meen.
Khaliev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khaliev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Meen.
Khaliev throws an off balance right hand
and Meen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khaliev closes the distance and clinches.
Meen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khaliev backwards.
Meen stalling in the clinch.
Meen misses with a punch to the body.
Khaliev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khaliev is trying to pull guard but Meen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Meen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meen lands an elbow inside.
A right hand to the body from Meen.
Khaliev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khaliev is breathing heavily.
Meen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meen lands a nice elbow.
Meen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khaliev can do to turn this around?
Meen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khaliev backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Meen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Meen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Khaliev lands with an uppercut that bounces Meen off the cage and back into range.
Meen connects with a right hand. Khaliev shakes it off.
Meen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khaliev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khaliev or perhaps it was just good defense by Meen, which made it look bad.
Meen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khaliev is rocked!
Khaliev motions for Meen to come forward. Khaliev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khaliev is still on wobbly legs! Can Meen finish him?
Meen batters Khaliev with a massive right followed by a huge left! Khaliev is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Meen lands a final crushing right hand to drop Khaliev to the mat with a gruesome thud! Meen is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erik Meen!
During a confident post fight interview, Erik Meen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Tism (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tism has chosen Greg! The Stop Sign as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 lbs
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203 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Tism!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tism fakes the leg kick and cracks Hales in the body.
Hales with a poor takedown
and Tism counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mark Hales has been cut.
Tism turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tism throws a hook but Hales avoids it easily.
Hales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tism wants to control but Hales is keeping busy.
Hales is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tism has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hales is looking to advance position but Tism won't allow it.
Hales is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hales looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hales is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tism has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hales is looking for a kimura here.
Hales wants to work for an arm triangle but Tism is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hales is looking for a kimura here.
Hales tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tism knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hales is working for a kimura but Tism is defending it quite comfortably.
Hales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hales looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hales is looking for a kimura here.
Hales is pressing down on Tism's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tism is holding on for now.
Hales is looking for a kimura but Tism is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hales to get the leverage.
Tism won't allow Hales to pass to mount.
Hales seems to be working for a kimura but Tism defends the submission attempt.
Hales prevents Tism from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tism is looking to control Hales's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tism avoid being mounted?
Hales is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hales controlling the action here.
Tism really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hales. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tism is not content to let Hales control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tism is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hales is pressing down on Tism's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tism is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hales's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tism moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tism connects with a leg kick. Hales looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tism tests Hales's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hales ducks under a wild hook from Tism.
Hales tries to counter with a takedown but Tism is quick to defend against it.
Hales tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tism sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hales somewhat.
Tism throws a shot from downtown. Hales moves away and avoids it.
Hales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tism sprawls and moves away.
Tism ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hales dives in for a single leg takedown but Tism sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tism missing with a left hand there. Hales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hales drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tism sprawls and moves away.
Hales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tism.
Hales tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tism sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hales somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tism with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tism attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tism connects with the punch.
Tism stuffs the takedown attempt from Hales. Hales gets slowly back to his feet.
Tism has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hales is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hales shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tism throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tism pinned against the cage. Tism gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hales on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tism. Tism obviously looking to wear him down.
Hales takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hales changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tism tries to avoid it but Hales manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tism to the ground. Tism escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tism fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hales has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tism lands a leg kick that knocks Hales off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tism throws out the jab.
Tism misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hales.
Hales tries to counter with a takedown but Tism is quick to defend against it.
Tism catches Hales with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tism misses with an uppercut.
Tism throws a hook but Hales blocks it.
Hales feinted with a counter takedown.
Hales takes one to the side of the head.
Hales is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tism's half guard.
Tism scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hales manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tism tries to reverse the position but Hales maintains control.
Hales is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tism is surviving well by controlling Hales's body position as best he can.
Hales looking for a guillotine from mount but Tism is having none of it.
Hales goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tism is on top in guard.
Hales is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tism trying to control but Hales is working from the bottom.
Mark Hales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hales pushes Tism off and gets back to his feet.
Hales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tism as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hales closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Hales.
Hales half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Tism.
Greg Tism seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tism. Hales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hales dives in for a single leg takedown but Tism sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tism looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Tism showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Hales's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hales moves out of range of the strikes.
Hales shoots in and gets a takedown into Tism's guard.
Tism looking for a sweep. Not yet Tism, not yet.
Hales wants to control from the top but Tism keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hales passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tism struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hales goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tism has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hales but great work by Tism.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tism trying to control the action but Hales is working from the bottom.
Tism has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Hales is right now.
Tism wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hales keeps working.
Hales is trying to control Tism's posture but Tism avoids it.
Hales pushes Tism away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tism gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hales tries to buck Tism off but Tism is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hales is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tism has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Hales's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hales is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hales wants to get back to his feet but Tism drags him back down.
Hales struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Tism politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tism prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Greg Tism seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hales ducks under a wild hook from Tism.
Hales tries to counter with a takedown but Tism is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Tism misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tism jabs Hales right on the nose. Hales blinks but takes it well.
Greg Tism is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hales.
Tism lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Tism misses.
Hales fails with a takedown attempt.
Tism swings for the body but Hales moves out of range.
Tism displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tism comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tism's corner calls for a 1-2. Tism obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tism looks to land a right hand but Hales moved out of range.
Tism fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tism sprawls well. Tism wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hales gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hales doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tism counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Tism misses.
Hales tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tism sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hales somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tism connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hales closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tism circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Tism comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tism has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Tism!
A very excited looking Greg Tism made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lefteris Samaras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandayu Momochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandayu Momochi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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23
189 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Samaras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandayu Momochi !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momochi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Samaras defends it nicely.
Momochi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Momochi throws out a loose jab but Samaras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Momochi or perhaps it was just good defense by Samaras, which made it look bad.
Momochi checks a low kick from Samaras.
Momochi moves away from the strike by Samaras.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Momochi , as that shot connected.
No luck for Momochi with that takedown attempt.
Samaras appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lefteris Samaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandayu Momochi .
Momochi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Momochi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Samaras sprawls well. Samaras wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Momochi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi closes the distance and clinches up with Samaras, looking for a takedown. Momochi pushes Samaras against the cage but Samaras circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Momochi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Momochi thows a huge punch but Samaras dodges it nicely.
Momochi trying to pass the guard but Samaras defending well.
Samaras is looking to improve his position.
Momochi wants to take a breather but Samaras is having none of it.
Samaras is looking for a sweep. Momochi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Momochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momochi is nestled in close to Samaras, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Momochi lands strikes from half guard.
Samaras keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Momochi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Samaras has managed to free his arm - good work.
Samaras is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Momochi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Momochi throwing shots but Samaras is blocking nicely.
Momochi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Samaras doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Momochi .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Momochi thows a huge punch but Samaras dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samaras on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Momochi throwing shots but Samaras is blocking nicely.
Momochi throwing shots but Samaras is blocking nicely.
Samaras is concentrating on defense, preventing Momochi from advancing position.
Momochi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Momochi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Momochi is trying to control the action in half guard but Samaras is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momochi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Samaras haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Momochi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samaras defending well though.
Momochi looking for a submission but Samaras manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Momochi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samaras keeping moving, preventing Momochi from controlling successfully.
Momochi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Momochi landing with the ground and pound.
Momochi is looking to work some ground and pound but Samaras has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandayu Momochi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Momochi shoots in for a double leg but Samaras sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Samaras cracks a nice hook into Momochi 's ribs.
Momochi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Samaras misses the target.
Momochi has a takedown stuffed.
Samaras feinted with a counter takedown.
Momochi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Momochi shoots in for a double leg but Samaras sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lefteris Samaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandayu Momochi .
Momochi looks to land a right hand but Samaras moved out of range.
Samaras lands a really nice looking cross but Momochi seems unphased.
Samaras leaves Momochi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lefteris Samaras is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras sizes up Momochi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Samaras is looking to land body kicks.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Momochi .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi is staying tight to Samaras's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Samaras dodges the ground and pound from Momochi .
Momochi tries for a kimura but Samaras is defending well.
Momochi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Samaras has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Momochi but great work by Samaras.
Sandayu Momochi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Momochi regains half guard.
Momochi is trying to get back to full guard.
Momochi is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momochi keeps trying to improve his position.
Momochi trying to control here.
Momochi looking for subs from the bottom but Samaras mounts him!
Momochi has given up his back here.
Momochi wants to escape the position.
Samaras is looking to get the fight back to the feet.
You can see the frustration on Momochi 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Samaras doesn't have the hooks in and Momochi manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi throws an elbow that misses. Samaras uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Momochi 's guard. Nice move by Samaras!
Samaras wanted to stand there but Momochi had control of the position.
Momochi pulls Samaras in close to prevent any damage.
Momochi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Momochi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Samaras passes into half guard.
Momochi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momochi looking for submissions off his back.
Momochi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samaras pulls his head out easily.
Samaras tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Momochi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Momochi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lefteris Samaras dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Momochi throws a hook but Samaras blocks it.
Samaras attempts a counter takedown but Momochi avoids it well and moves away.
Momochi fails with a takedown attempt.
Samaras throws a quick inside leg kick.
Momochi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samaras just misses with a punch to the body.
Momochi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Samaras defends it well.
Momochi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Samaras avoids it really well and circles away.
Samaras feinted with a counter takedown.
Momochi fails with a takedown attempt.
Lefteris Samaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandayu Momochi .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi looks to throw the jab but Samaras is out of range.
Samaras appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Samaras lands a nice shot to the body.
Momochi blocks the body kick.
Momochi misses with a hook. Samaras ducked under it nicely.
Samaras tries to counter with a takedown but Momochi is quick to defend against it.
Samaras lands with a right hand.
Samaras slips a jab from Momochi .
Samaras half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Samaras gets a clinch.
Momochi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Samaras tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samaras scores with a nice hook to the head.
Samaras lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Samaras.
Momochi wants to take the fight to the mat but Samaras manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Samaras lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samaras struggles to land a body shot inside as Momochi controls his hands.
Samaras looking to slow down the pace here.
Samaras makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Momochi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Momochi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samaras.
Samaras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Momochi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Samaras rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Momochi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from Samaras.
Samaras connects with a single shot there.
Samaras digs a good body shot into Momochi 's ribs.
Samaras fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Samaras waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Momochi .
Samaras cracks the inside of Momochi 's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samaras.
Nice takedown defense from Samaras. No joy for Momochi on that attempt.
Momochi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left and a right from Samaras both land. Nice combination.
Momochi shoots in for a double leg but Samaras sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Samaras.
Samaras walks into a jab.
Samaras misses with a wild body shot.
Momochi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Samaras throws out a loose jab but Momochi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Momochi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Momochi tries to pass to full mount but Samaras defends it.
Momochi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Samaras's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samaras trying to control but Momochi postures up.
Momochi prevents Samaras from improving his position.
Momochi is trying to work for a kimura but Samaras is defending well.
Momochi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Momochi is working for a submission of some sort.
Momochi seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lefteris Samaras showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samaras has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lefteris Samaras!
Lefteris Samaras spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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